Overview
- The president reported that the pontiff agreed to visit, though an official date has not been set.
- The Pope expressed willingness for the Catholic Church to help reduce violence in selected regions within each country’s legal framework.
- The government plans to deepen work with the Church on the ‘Sí al desarme, sí a la paz’ initiative, which has exchanged about 8,700 weapons.
- The conversation was requested through the Apostolic Nuncio and took place on December 12, a symbolic day for Mexico marking the Virgin of Guadalupe.
- Sheinbaum emphasized that pacification is a shared goal that includes other churches in Mexico as well as non-believers.